BobbyBob, can't respond in order to your last question below, hopefully this makes sense. Police are not just shooting protesters here, there is no data to support that. It's important to understand that police also have the authority to defend citizens and property with lethal force. In the US, this authority is seldom exercised.
For comparison, look at what is getting out of Iran right now. The regime has shut down internet and cell and conventional phone service, so information is limited and posting can get someone killed. I can't get an X link to this, but you are smart enough to figure it out. Listen to this Iranian man and you'll see what a real police state does. Look at what the new regime in Syria is doing to Druze, Alawhytes, and others. Like I said, we have laws. If the law is not good, we have a peaceful process to change it. I mentioned in another comment, life is so fragile. My sister was in a jeep accident, Everyone walked away but her. The way she landed in the impact, her liver was ruptured and she bled to death internally. If the accident had happened on the hospital lawn, she would have died. No broken bones, no bruises. She was 21. Another situation I assisted with, a 12 year old kid got hit in the head with a rock thrown by a friend just screwing around. Dead. Another, elderly woman, slipped on a step, hit her head. Dead. Getting tapped by a car can kill, there is no scale of magnitude when anyone is threatened by a person using a vehicle.
Please take the time to track down this Iranian video, I guarantee it is important and you will not be wasting your time. Be well.